OT - Ausmus out as Tigers manager
http://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/detroit-tigers-not-bringing-man…
Obviously not shocking news, but it is now official.
Edit: Wasn't clear in the title--they are "letting him go" after the season is over, so he gets to coach out the last 10 days or so.
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:04 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:39 PM ^
but yeah, he's not leaving Chicago
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:00 PM ^
Ausmus inherited a team of all stars on offense and pitching (which added Price and had a playoff rotation of Verlander, Scherzer, and Price - maybe the best playoff rotation in the past 10 years). Won the division with 92 wins. Established a loose clubhouse culture leaning on veterans like Hunter, a semi-effective Joe Nathan and enjoyed a near MVP year from VMart.
By 2017, the roster was depleted. Long term contracts with unproductive aging players were everywhere. Pitching is terrible. FA signings horrible. Leadership in the clubhouse gone.
Blame Ausmus? OK. Sure.
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:02 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:03 PM ^
DET is destined for another couple years of top 7 draft picks - so find someone that can develop young players and motivate the rest
Houston had 3 years of 106, 107 & 111 losses followed by 92 (in 2014) - and look at them and their farm system today
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:21 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:31 PM ^
That's what Houston had and what we should expect.
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:08 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:11 PM ^
Going to be a while until we're competitive again, and we've known this for the last 4 years.
Going to be a lot of last place finishes in our division, and really it doesn't matter who we get as our new manager. Just need someone to insert all our youth, sit back, and watch us lose 100+ games every year.
What we need is a GM who can maximize our draft picks and build something like Houston, Colorado, Arizona, etc.
It's going to be a long ride until we're at the top again.
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:26 PM ^
Always seemed like a decent guy, never seemed like a good manager. Sound familiar?
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:26 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:33 PM ^
I kinda cared. They taught me my lesson, though.
September 22nd, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^
September 23rd, 2017 at 4:30 AM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 7:03 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 7:06 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 7:32 PM ^
Good riddance.
September 22nd, 2017 at 7:54 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 7:59 PM ^
September 22nd, 2017 at 9:33 PM ^
Leyland. Or Sparky. Hoping the Tigers can rebuild quickly.
September 22nd, 2017 at 9:45 PM ^
Your window for winning a championship is usually small due to super star contracts being so large. Detroit had that window WIDE OPEN with one of the best starting rotations baseball has ever seen and one of the best hitters of all time.
They fucked it up. Now they enter this dark period with no recent championships. It was all for nothing and management and players should be ashamed for wasting and choking away such an oppurtunity.
Itll be a while before we sniff a world series again. Luckily Michigan football is good again. Detroit Lions look good. and.......thats about it.
September 22nd, 2017 at 10:33 PM ^
It's going to be a shit show. Who do you get? What would you expect? Why didn't they fire him while the team still had some life.
September 22nd, 2017 at 11:48 PM ^
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:12 AM ^
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:37 AM ^
He started the demise of the Tigers! Now we have to wait through 10 years of bad baseball before this team rebuilds itself. Late 60s-early 70s - good. Mid 70s through the early 80s bad, mid 80s through the late 80s mostly good. 90s- bad 2001-2015 good. I hope our bad does not last too long.
September 23rd, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
September 23rd, 2017 at 7:24 AM ^
September 23rd, 2017 at 1:10 PM ^
September 23rd, 2017 at 2:15 PM ^
Just saying.